TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thorn, Katey
AU  - Mills, Alice
AU  - Meehan, Claire
AU  - McKenna, Brian
TI  - Evaluating problem-solving courts in New Zealand : : a synopsis report
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Auckland, N.Z. : 
PB  - Centre for Mental Health Research, University of Auckland, 
KW  - COURTS
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - EVALUATION
KW  - FAMILY LAW
KW  - FAMILY VIOLENCE COURTS
KW  - INDIGENOUS COURTS
KW  - INTERVENTION
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - JUSTICE
KW  - OFFENDERS
KW  - SUBSTANCE ABUSE
KW  - VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - LAW
KW  - INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
KW  - AUSTRALIA
KW  - UNITED STATES
N2  - "Court innovations, such as problem-solving courts, have been developed to assist in addressing the psychosocial causes of offending. These courts seek to improve the psychosocial wellbeing of those whose maladaptive behaviour brings them to court in the first place (Winick, 2006). Problem-solving courts use a psychological lens in viewing defendants as motivated (or
unmotivated) actors, who adjust their responses to the courtroom according to their motivation during hearings, anticipated emotions about future hearings and perceptions of the fairness of their treatment by the court.
Currently, there is limited research available on the function and effectiveness of the problem-solving courts in New Zealand. This report, funded by the New Zealand Law Foundation, outlines
a preparatory study of the problem-solving movement in New Zealand, with the view of providing the foundations for future evaluations which are methodologically robust and theoretically grounded.." (from the Introduction)
UR  - http://www.lawfoundation.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/5.-Evaluating-problem-solving-courts-in-New-Zealand.-A-synopsis-report.pdf
ER  -